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Syd Barrett (album)

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Syd Barrett is a 1974 double-album pairing of Syd Barrett's two solo albums, The Madcap Laughs and Barrett, both originally released in the UK in 1970.

After the unexpectedly massive success of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, EMI re-issued the Barrett-era albums, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and A Saucerful of Secrets as A Nice Pair in the hopes that the fans may be interested in the band's earlier work with Barrett. Once that was a success, primarily in the U.S. where both albums had initially flopped, Syd Barrett was compiled to meet demand.

As a result, The Madcap Laughs/Barrett (as it was titled in the U.S.) made #163, giving Barrett his only US chart album.

Track listing

All songs by Syd Barrett, except where noted.

Disc 1 (The Madcap Laughs)

  1. "Terrapin"
  2. "No Good Trying"
  3. "Love You"
  4. "No Man's Land"
  5. "Dark Globe"
  6. "Here I Go"
  7. "Octopus"
  8. "Golden Hair" (Syd Barrett/James Joyce)
  9. "Long Gone"
  10. "She Took a Long Cold Look"
  11. "Feel"
  12. "If it's In You"
  13. "Late Night"

Disc 2 (Barrett)

  1. "Baby Lemonade"
  2. "Love Song"
  3. "Dominoes
  4. "It is Obvious"
  5. "Rats"
  6. "Maisie"
  7. "Gigolo Aunt"
  8. "Waving My Arms in the Air"
  9. "I Never Lied to You"
  10. "Wined and Dined"
  11. "Wolfpack"
  12. "Effervescing Elephant"

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year Chart Position
1974 Pop Albums 163